Steve Stevens
The Grammy Award for Best Pop Instrumental Performance came to Steve Stevens in 1987, marking a formal recognition of his work as a guitarist and musician working across new wave and hard rock.
Stevens was born on May 5, 1959, in Brooklyn, and attended Fiorello H. LaGuardia High School. He built a career that extended across several roles, working as a guitarist, songwriter, and record producer. His musical identity spans new wave and hard rock, and he has also been identified as a jazz guitarist, pointing to a range that crosses genre lines. As a United States citizen who came up through Brooklyn, he developed a professional life that eventually brought him to one of the more formally documented moments in his career: that 1987 Grammy win.
The Best Pop Instrumental Performance award in 1987 remains the most clearly documented honor in Stevens's career. He has continued to work as a guitarist, songwriter, and record producer, maintaining ties to both new wave and hard rock while also carrying his identity as a jazz guitarist. His roles across performance, songwriting, and production reflect the breadth of his involvement in music, and the Grammy stands as the concrete anchor point in what the record shows about his professional life.
Quotes by Steve Stevens
There was some disappointment (with the budget) because we never worked harder when the budget was being created in getting to Frankfort and meeting with the folks making the decisions. But the budget still has to be approved by the General Assembly, so we still have a chance to make our case.
When you invest in Northern Kentucky in any project, it's almost a certainty that you're going to double your investment over time.
This needs to be a little wider, ... I could see how it could get crowded here in the summer.
Guitar World ... orchestrates the growls and snarls that come off his guitar much the same way that Bernstein conducts the Philharmonic.
He loved the whole 'Star Trek' thing. I don't think people knew what a terrific actor he was.
For what we receive as special benefit, we will willingly pay. We'd love to be able to still sit down with the city and work out something that's practical.
If we had unlimited amounts of money it would be everyone's desire to clean it to the highest possible quality so we could have recreation 365 days a year, but that's unrealistic. There are limited dollars.
There is no question that this is a tremendous opportunity for Crestview Hills, ... I think there will be a ripple effect all the way up Dixie Highway.
There is no question that this is a tremendous opportunity for Crestview Hills. I think there will be a ripple effect all the way up Dixie Highway.